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Duties & Taxes

Import Taxes

The Magnum Photos Shop is located in the United States. All items ordered from the Magnum Shop will ship from the United States.

Imports need to be declared when they arrive in the delivery country, and may incur import tax. Magnum Photos and the Magnum Photos Shop is not responsible for and can offer no specific advice on import fees, duty, Customs or taxes that you may be charged when your merchandise reaches you. We urge you to consult your local government import office with any questions.

New York Sales Tax

Magnum Photos only collects New York sales tax for purchases shipped to an address within New York State. Sales tax is not a VAT, and cannot be recovered by non-USA visitors when returning home.

Working Out Customs Fees

Please note that this service is not affiliated with Magnum and should only be used to receive an estimate for customs fees. There is no guarantee as to the accuracy of this information. This calculator will only allow one free calculation.

If you order additional products such as books or posters please click on the “Add additional item” link

Enter the shipping cost which you can calculate in your cart or during checkout

Enter $0 as insurance cost. Insurance cost is included in your shipping fees.

If you order a book:

Select the United States as the country you are importing from

As the product description enter “Book”

The product category is “Books, Movies & Music”, then “Books” and “Art or Pictorial Book”

Enter the total product value of the books you order in US Dollars

If you order additional products such as prints or posters please click on the “Add additional item” link

Enter the shipping cost which you can calculate in your cart or during checkout

Enter $0 as insurance cost. Insurance cost is included in your shipping fees.

If you order a poster:

Select the United States as the country you are importing from

As the product description enter “Posters”

The product category is “Antiques, Art & Collectibles”, then “Artwork” and “Posters, Picture or Print”

Enter the total product value of the posters you order in US Dollars

If you order additional products such as books or prints please click on the “Add additional item” link

Enter the shipping cost which you can calculate in your cart or during checkout

Enter $0 as insurance cost. Insurance cost is included in your shipping fees.

Returns & Replacements

If you return a product to us, you will be the exporter from the destination country. Title and risk of loss transfer to us upon our receipt of the merchandise. Magnum Photos and the Magnum Photos Shop can not assist you in recovering your taxes and duties. Shipping carriers will assist you for a fee. Please contact shipping carriers directly to initiate this service.

Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. We strive to exceed your expectations for privacy. Cross-border shipments are subject to inspection by customs authorities. We may also be called upon to provide certain order, shipment, and product information to our international carriers. Carriers may communicate such information to customs authorities for the purpose of facilitating customs clearance and compliance with local laws.

Alessandra Sanguinetti

Alessandra Sanguinetti (b. 1968) was born in New York, but brought up in Argentina from 1970 until 2003. She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship and a Hasselblad Foundation grant. Her photographs are included in public and private collections, such as: the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has two published books, On the Sixth Day (2006) and The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of their Dreams (2010).